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EU Set to Tighten Rules
On Aid to Foreign Airlines

BRUSSELS -- European Union governments are set to clamp down on foreign airlines receiving state aid or engaging in unfair pricing practices -- a move that could cause friction with the U.S.

At a meeting Thursday in Luxembourg, transport ministers are expected to approve the new legislation, which would give the EU commission power to open investigations into foreign carriers suspected of receiving aid and impose duties on them. The...